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67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017
Provincial political boundaries may change for the region
Joe Machney Reporter The political boundaries for Two Hills and Vegreville are being proposed to be incredibly different. According to an interim report Vegreville and Tofield will no longer be in the Fort SaskatchewanVegreville constituency. The pro-
posed new constituency will extend to the Saskatchewan border, as well as to take in St Paul and call it Fort Saskatchewan-St. Paul. The new constituency would be called Fort Saskatchewan-St. Paul. At this time people are able to give their feedback whether they think that these changes are good
or not. “It’s not final,” MLA Jessica Littlewood for Fort SaskatchewanVegreville said. “I certainly don’t want to see Vegreville being carved out of this constituency. I think that it makes more sense to take the Two Hills area into this con-
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RCMP files from May 29 – June 4 Joe Machney Reporter
May 29 07:57 Report of a gas and dash. Security video is being reviewed. 13:40 CRA scam. 21:48 Report of an off-road vehicle on the road. The vehicle was located and found to be registered and insured.
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09:47 Report of damage to fences in a rural area by a vehicle that had driven through them. No suspects have been identified. 10:23 Report of a male talking about random and unusual topics. Later the male ended up calling the RCMP in excess of 15 times. The male was located and apprehended under the Mental Health Act and then transferred to Ponoka for further assessment. 15:35 Report of theft of a girl’s black 18-speed bike. 15:37 During a traffic stop, the driver had lied about his identity and was arrested for obstruction and also charged with driving while prohibited. He was released on court-compelling documents. 18:52 A vehicle was stopped for expired registration and a passenger was found to have outstanding warrants and was arrested. 18:55 Report of a break and enter into a rural residence and other outside buildings. A riding lawn mower and hand tools were taken. 19:02 Report of a disturbance at the Rec Centre in Vegreville. A patron got upset and was abusive towards staff regarding a membership issue. At the end of the day, the situation was resolved and the member was allowed access to the centre. 19:02 Report of a gas and dash. 20:27 Report of a son getting angry and throwing things at his mother. The mother did not wish to pursue charges. 20:45 Report of a sudden death in Mundare. 20:53 911 report where a landlord said that a tenant was still at his residence who had been evicted. RCMP mediated the situation. 21:40 911 report of a suspicious person parked in a vehicle in a field. Member attended and located a male that was sleeping while watching adult films. He was woken up and advised to leave the property. 22:03 Report of uttering threats. The complainant did not wish to proceed with charges.
May 31 16:05 Report of a vehicle swerving all
over the road. The vehicle was located and the driver did not show any signs of impairment but he was warned about his driving behaviour. 23:55 A vehicle was stopped for a possible impaired. Samples over the legal limit were provided and the driver was released for court.
He reported it for information purposes. 22:27 Report of a suspicious white dually in the area of township 520 and range road 171. Patrols were made but the truck was not located. 22:28 911 report of a break-in at a residence. Still under investigation.
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00:24 A male called to report that his truck was stolen in the last few days. The male called back a few minutes later to advise that he found his truck and that it had not been stolen. 09:50 Report of a vehicle passing a school bus while students were being picked up. The complainant just wanted the driver warned. A member located the driver and warned them. 10:16 Report of a suspicious truck in a rural area. Members attended and patrols were made but the vehicle was not located. 10:30 Request for a wellness check of an individual in a local park. The individ-
01:17 Report of a female attempting to use a credit card. The credit card company did not authorise the card to be used. The licence plate was obtained of the vehicle that she was driving and it did not match the vehicle. Still under investigation. 09:24 911 report of an erratic driver on highway 16 heading eastbound. Patrols were made but the vehicle was not located. 16:04 Report of fraud. A customer had ordered items which got delivered but later the credit card company did not authorise the transaction. Still under investigation.
June 3 11:00 Report of loud music related to a safe grad. 15:29 A traffic stop resulted in no insurance and so the vehicle was towed and the driver was ticketed. 18:57 Report of theft of gas from a shed. 20:04 Report of under-age drinking with a large bonfire.
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ual was located and was somewhat disorientated. It was learned that they were on medication so were escorted to the hospital to get their medication checked. 11:50 Report of an abandoned bike in downtown Vegreville. The bike was retrieved and turned over to the town. 16:47 Report of a male whose licence was revoked while trying to register a vehicle. Registries were contacted. 17:49 Report of theft of a licence plate. The licence plate was recovered later in Vermilion. Still under investigation. 19:34 A member attended a residence to execute an arrest warrant. While there the male drove up in a vehicle and had the odour of liquor on his breath and had an open beer in his hand. He was arrested for impaired operation of a vehicle. 19:35 Report that the night before a farm truck had caught fire and the farm owner was able to put the fire out.
03:16 Report of a male claiming to of bought a house from a female and he wants her removed. Investigation showed that he had not purchased the home. 07:26 Report of an assault. Numerous people were arrested and charges are pending. 11:39 Report of threats via telephone. Reason being that the complainant is dating the caller’s ex-boyfriend. 13:48 Report of harassment. A couple was seen driving by a residence numerous times. They were called and cautioned. 16:33 A five-year-old child was found by himself. The boy was able to point out where he lives and returned home. The parents were spoken to about supervision. 18:48 911 report of a domestic situation with a weapon involved. The investigation revealed that no weapon was involved and that it was merely an argument over the cooking time of chicken wings. During the week 5 false alarms, 2 false 911s, 1 animal strike, and 74 calls for service were made in total.
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The ghost in the machine Joe Machney Reporter People are impressionable, like branding on a piece of steel, a mark is left and as people journey through their lives more brands are placed upon the impressionable human form. Throughout our existence here the outward environment is beckoning us and asking us to experience it. To animate an object there must be something behind it that pulls the strings, so to speak. This is the ghost in the machine and is what we are born with yet cannot express through the yet untrained body and mind. When we’re young, and this is more the case these days than it was in the past, we are shown modalities with which to model our self from and by taking lessons from adults and people whom we feel we could trust, we become citizens of society. We become machines. As we age and break into the adolescent years there is a force within us that often rejects these structures. This is where the ghost in the machine makes its presence known although the various institutions within society have given this other names and explanations which began a degree of suppression or need to conform, with consequences should they refuse to do so. All along the ghost rests and waits, hoping that its time will come again to express itself. The need to conform to fit into
society is one of the most poisonous and debilitating forms of suppression that Spirit is subjected to and with the population explosion that we have seen over the past hundred years, the pressure to conform to make an identity for oneself is at an all time high. Yet with everything, the Spirit remains, waiting for the systems to eventually break down. The ego of man, the artificial identity which was created as a false survival entity thinks in terms of survival, not understanding that the Spirit behind it is in control. Throughout the thousands of generations that have come and gone on this planet, with each generation the false machine, the ego, has evolved to become extremely intelligent, very much akin to the computers these days and the first Apple computer from 1984. Like a network the race of humanity is connected together, and so is the manipulative ego. Layers interact with layers, crossing cultures, races and all borders. Seeing the parallel with computers it is important to understand that although the computer may seem like an artificial intelligence, there was a mind that created it. So too is it with humans. There is a Spirit inside us that is not who we think we are. We do not own our Spirit, we cannot sell it, or do anything with it, except for experience it. Our ego thinks we own our soul or Spirit, but it does not and cannot, no matter what anybody says or has said. You cannot lose what you do not own. Quantum physics is beginning to understand that there is a universal Spirit that unites and binds us and everything else together, something that man and ego can never fully understand and because of that, we can never be removed from it. Separation is something that man created to hide from the truth that we are ghosts in the machine.
Correction: In the last week’s News Advertiser, the editorial Spirits express itself through animals mentioned that the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China had been cancelled. Further updates and research has indicated that the event has not been cancelled and all that can be done to stop this horrific act towards these loving and loyal animals must be done. This festival must not happen. There is still time to sign the petition to stop this festival from ever happening again.
Name: Anna Tomyn Occupation: retired school teacher Likes: family, nature Dislikes: mosquitoes, hot weather
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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER
COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE
90 Years Ago – June 8, 1927 The beautiful new residence erected by W.G. Scott on his farm six miles south-west of town, in 1926, was completely destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon, June 6th. The fire originated from the new building. A stiff wind fanned the flames and they soon jumped the gap and cleaned up the residence, together with most of the contents. The loss is a heavy one to Mr. Scott, approximating $7,000 to $8000 with insurance of $3600. There was nothing surprising about the vote on the two money bylaws submitted to the burgesses on Monday. Both passed, as was expected, with a wide margin to spare. The sewage disposal plant bylaw calling for $13,000 met with the most favor, the vote standing 65 for to 6 against. The bylaw calling for $3600 for re-pipping Main Street passed by 61 for to 14 against. A Wain has purchased a pure bred Ayrshire bull, Allan Brae Golden West, a descendent of the Grand Champion of Canada. His dam gave 28,000 lbs. of mild at 4 years old.
75 Years Ago – June 10, 1942 Displays of farm machinery will be missing from fairs and the inter-provincial plowing match this year. Under a wartime prices and trade board order exhibition and demonstration of farm machinery and equipment, including attachment of repair parts, is prohibited at all fairs. Coal may be rationed both in Canada and the United States this winter. J McG. Stewart, federal coal administrator for Canada, told the convention of the Canadian Retail Coal Association. Mike Triska of the Parkgrove district came out the loser in an encounter with a bull on Tuesday of last week. The bull was tethered in the pasture and Mr. Triska went to get him. When he tried to put the leading stick on, the bull held his head down and refused to lift it. Mike decided to get help and when he turned his back, the bull promptly charged him and knocked him down and then followed him up and trampled him. Result, broken rubs on the right side and a sojourn in the hospital. Flight-Sergt. J.A. Horton has been transferred from Sea Island, B.C. flying field, to Alaska and is at Yayutat, Alaska, at present. William Tatarchul, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tatarchuk of Warwick, has enlisted in the RCAF as an air-frame mechanic. Pte. E.J. Taylor spent the weekend leave in town.
50 Years Ago – June 8, 1967 A gala day was spent by visitors to Two Hills last Wednesday when the members of the Canoe Pageant arrived and took part in the reception planned by that town. High winds brought on dusty conditions but the situations did not hamper the spirits of anyone. Two people who contributed much to the success of the Centennial Track Meet held at Mundare last Friday were Frank Shwabb , a teacher at Mundare School, who chaired the meet for the Lamont School Division and Leo Korchinsky, band master who was able to bring a part of the Andrew School Band to Mundare to play for part of the program and provide a short outdoor concert during the afternoon. Forty-three club members of the Vegreville 4-H Beef Club showed 43 calves and 9 stall mates in the annual achievement day at the Vegreville Fair Grounds on Wednesday afternoon. Winners of the show were Miss Noreen Ziegler who showed the reserve championship calf and Clinton Ziegler who showed the reserve champion. Both animals shown were Herefords.
25 Years Ago – June 9, 1992 A child, curious about matches and fire, was the cause of a bush fire on the south end of Vegreville on Friday, June 5. The fire department was called at approximately 5:30 pm after several children informed nearby adults about a growing fire in the trees. According to witnesses the fire department quickly arrived and extinguished the flames. On Monday, May 25 town of Vegreville council passed a bylaw to set the 1992 tax bill. “The 1992 budget year is indeed a difficult one. The present economic environment made it difficult to present a tax increase to the ratepayers,” said a town office press release. A very good year was originally anticipated in relation to maintaining a municipal budget with little change. Although as it stands increases in taxes from 1991 for residential property will be 6.9 per cent and commercial property will be 8.5 per cent. Ryan Watson a 14 year old Vegreville resident won two bronze medals, in high bar and rings, and 4th allround in a men’s provincial gymnastic competition held in Calgary on May 2. This is the first competition for Watson. He has been training for two years. His coaches are Gail Hissett, when he trains twice a week in Vegreville, and Kelly Mock, when he trains twice a week in Edmonton.
Letters Welcomed One role of the Vegreville News Advertiser is to promote dialogue on various issues of concern to area residents. We accomplish this by welcoming Letters to the Editor and allowing various issues to be debated through our pages. All letters must contain the writer’s name, address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be printed, however the writer’s name may be withheld from publication in special circumstances deemed appropriate by the Publisher. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, spelling and grammar, taste or for reasons of potential libel. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to withhold letters from publication.
(Not Quite Universal) Basic Income Gwynne Dyer In Switzerland last June, they had a referendum on a universal basic income that would have given each adult Swiss citizen $2,500 per month. It was a truly universal basic income, because it would have gone to everybody whether they were working or not – and the horrified Swiss rejected it by a majority of more than three-to-one. In Finland last January, the government actually launched a pilot programme for a “basic income”, but it was a timid little thing that gives the participants in the trial just $600 per month. It certainly isn’t universal: it only goes to jobless people who are receiving the lowest level of unemployment benefit. And in Canada last Sunday, the province of Ontario launched a pilot programme that sits somewhere between the other two. It pays out more than the Finns – CAD $1,400 a month (US $1,050). Moreover, you don’t have to be unemployed to get it, just poor. “The project will explore the effectiveness of providing a basic income to people who are currently living on low incomes, whether they are working or not,” explained Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. But it’s still far from universal, and its supporters are keen to stress that the ultimate goal is to get people back into work. As is Finland, they believe (or at least profess to believe) that the only real solution to poverty is full employment. In the early 21st century, this quaint belief is about as credible as the Easter Bunny, but in last November’s US presidential election campaign both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were still peddling the same sepia-tinted fantasy of crowded assembly lines and the return of the Good Old Days. A lot of other people have finally focussed on the real future, however, because if you want to understand the rise of Trump you first have to acknowledge what automation is doing to jobs, especially in
the United States. And then you have to figure out how to prevent this huge shift from causing a great political, economic and social disaster. That is why Universal Basic Income is now a hot topic in political circles throughout the developed democratic countries: it might prevent that disaster. But the curious thing is that none of trials now being undertaken is actually universal, with everybody getting the same “basic income” regardless of what other income they may have. Why not? UBI is not meant to be merely a more effective and less bureaucratic means of helping the poor. It is also intended to abolish the stigma of “unemployment” and the misery, anger, and political extremism it breeds. If everybody gets the basic income as a right, the argument goes, then receiving it causes neither shame nor anger. And if the anger abates, then maybe democratic political systems can survive automation. But nobody really thinks we should introduce UBI at a national scale today. We will need a majority of people to go on working for a long time to come, and we don’t even know whether enough people would choose to do so after they start receiving the basic income. That is one of the questions that the current pilot programmes are designed to answer. However, these UBI test programmes are being smuggled in disguised as anti-poverty projects, with the announced objectives of streamlining the system and encouraging people to re-enter the job market. That’s because the public really isn’t ready for full-blooded UBI. There is a very strong popular belief that people should work for a living, even if the society as a whole is very rich and the work doesn’t actually need to be done. This prejudice applies especially strongly to the poor. As Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith once put it, “Leisure is very good for the rich, quite good for Harvard professors – and very bad for the poor. The wealthier you are, the more you are thought to be entitled to leisure. For anyone on welfare, leisure is a bad thing.” So these early experiments with guaranteed income pretend to be aimed solely at getting people back into work. But meantime they will be gathering valuable data about the actual behaviour of people who have a guaranteed basic income. When the supporters of UBI come back with concrete proposals for national systems in five or ten years’ time, they may have much more solid arguments than they do now.
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New Myrnam School receives the BP A+ for energy grant New Myrnam School This $10,000 Grant Will Help New Myrnam Students Apply Their Math and Science Lessons to Solve Real-Life Energy Problems We are VERY excited to announce that New Myrnam School has received a BP A+ For Energy Grant for $10,000! BP’s A+ for Energy program awards schools in Alberta and Northwest Territories grants up to $10,000 to help them bring energy education projects to life. These grants help teach students about energy and energy conservation in innovative and engaging ways. Receiving this grant is great news not only for our new horticulture program, but also for our entire school. Our project, which is titled Sustainable Greenhouse and Garden, focuses on the math and science curriculum throughout all
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sources to minimize the environmental impact of our greenhouse and garden. Grade eight students will be tasked with designing a solution to provide regular watering and nutrients to the greenhouse plants by harvesting rainfall and runoff. Students will explore this project from a resource conservation perspective, developing an understanding of renewable resources and environmental stewardship to conserve water resources and prevent unnecessary water loss through evaporation or degradation. Targeting outcomes from the Science eight units “Freshwater Systems” and “Mechanical Systems”, as well as the Math 8 Program of Studies, students will design an irrigation system that will harness natural resources of rainfall and solar energy to pump water to plant beds and pots. In doing so,
This week, at Smoky Lake HA Kotash elementary, the HAK Great Beginnings students learned about dinosaurs. Peyton Gargus and Isabella Van Der Vaart are making their dinosaurs travel on a dinosaur puzzle, while Emree Zaplotinsky creates a fossil using a plaster mixture.
New Myrnam School named the recipient of the BP A+ for energy grant
grades, with a special focus on junior and senior high. Through our project, students will be tackling and leading projects which will help them to learn about ways in which they can improve the energy efficiency of our school’s greenhouse and garden, with a focus on trying to make it self-sustainable. For example, in grade seven students will be challenged to brainstorm and implement possible solutions to the problem of heating the greenhouse before winter comes. Students will be encouraged to use “Green” energy and heat
students will answer many design and inquiry problems such as monitoring and ensuring water quality, adding appropriate nutrients to water, minimizing waste and loss, and using energy to transport water to desired areas. Grade nine students will be involved with a project targeting outcomes in every unit in the Science nine curriculum, with connections to Math nine as well. Students will be challenged to design a highly efficient growing system that will allow lettuce and greens to be grown for longer seasons. This project will require students to
research and analyze data to assess various alternative growing methods such as hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics. The goal is to use sunlight as the light source, but to increase yield and decrease need for constant watering and maintenance. Through this project, students will also have the opportunity to learn from scientific experts, including Rob Baron, Lead Researcher, Energy Research at Lakeland College. Making these connections with experts and college instructors will deepen students’ learning, while also helping to prepare them for post-secondary education. Perhaps the best part of this project is that it will benefit New Myrnam School’s students not just next year, but for many years to come. Thanks to the BP A+ For Energy grant, our students will not be simply learning about math and science from a textbook. Rather, they will be tackling authentic, real life projects and problems while learning their math and science curriculum in a hands-on, meaningful way. The students and staff at New Myrnam School are very grateful for this grant, and we know that it will make a huge difference in helping our students learn about green energy, science and math in an engaging way!
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Alberta is unstacking Regent Health opens in Vegreville the deck with updated workplace laws Lundyn Wyllie manages the new health food store, Regent Health on main street Vegreville.
Chris Gallaway Director of Government Relations On Wednesday, May 24, the Alberta Government tabled Bill 17: the Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act which includes a number of amendments to both the decades old Labour Relations Code and Employment Standards Code. “Generations of right-wing governments in Alberta stacked the deck against working people in our province, leaving us with one-sided workplace rules that favoured employers at the expense of employees”, said McGowan. “30 years without change was too long, today’s legislation was more than overdue. It will bring Alberta’s workplace legislation in to the 21st century and bring us another step closer to the Canadian mainstream.” The Fair and Family-Friendly Workplaces Act will reform the union certification process, strengthen the right to collectively bargain, improve enforcement of our Employment Standards Code with a ticketing system, and guarantee job protected leaves for workers who are sick, caring for a family member or fleeing domestic violence. “Today, the NDP government has taken steps towards unstacking the deck by announcing meaningful workplace law reform”, said Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour. “Bill 17 will give working Albertans an updated Employment Standards Code with some real teeth for enforcement, and a Labour Relations Code t+hat further allows people to exercise their constitutional right to join unions and bargain collectively.” The new union certification process borrows from the Manitoba Labour Code, which uses a hybrid of card check and ballot votes. Under the Manitoba model, a union that demonstrates it has 65 per cent support from the bargaining unit will be certified. Should the union demonstrate lower levels of support but still higher than 40 per cent, the decision will be resolved by a vote. This model will better protect workers from employer intimidation during certification drives, although not as effectively as a more straight-forward card check system. “We are happy that the government has acknowledged that the current system for union certification is flawed and tips the scale against workers who try right to join a union”, said McGowan. “While this legislation doesn’t bring in a more democratic model of automatic card check certification at a 50% threshold, it does implement a hybrid model that allows for automatic certification in some instances.” “While this legislation makes many positive changes to Alberta’s workplace legislation, we are disappointed that the government didn’t put a stop to employers in the construction sector using shell companies to shirk their responsibilities under legally binding agreements with their workers; a practice commonly referred to as ‘double-breasting’.”
Joe Machney Reporter Alternative health and wellness products have been a trend that has become popular in the last few decades, and for good reason. Taking that to heart and seeing how the benefits of it have helped Lundyn Wyllie’s family, she felt inspired to offer the benefits of vitamins and nutritional supplements to the public through the mother-daughter duo’s newly opened store, Regent Health. Her mom, Dellas Baxandall owns the store and Lundyn is the manager. “My mom’s dad got really sick ten years ago and she started giving him herbs and vitamins to help him restore his health in conjunction with the doctors that he was working with,” Wyllie said about the beginning of the idea for the store. “Through doing that she was able to see how much it was helping him with his journey of
recovery and since then we’ve wanted to open this kind of store. So it’s been a long time coming and then finally this year seemed right. We found the right place and it seemed like the right time so here we are! We are super excited to be open for business!” The soft opening will be at the beginning of June and the Grand Opening is planned for around August. The store offers customers vitamins and minerals, supplements, protein products, essential oils, natural beauty products, and some health foods. Lundyn Wyllie holds a diploma in Nutrition and has worked as a personal fitness trainer in both Vermilion and Vegreville. She feels confident and is looking forward to offering her clients information on health alternatives. The store is located on main street Vegreville.
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SPORTS Vegreville Bears score big at baseball!
Outdoor 3D Archery Shoot
A Vegreville Bears Batter tries his best. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier The Vegreville Bears have the determination of a mosquito and the mightiness of a bear, especially when it comes to playing baseball! The Vegreville Bears-Mosquito league team two has 11 baseball players from the ages of seven to 11 years-old on their roster this year; two of the kids are seven-years-old. May 31 was the third game of the season where the Vegreville Bears played against the Holden Tigers. Coach, David Strydom said the team won two games and lost one so far this season. “Holden scored 5 runs in first innings and then Barrett Sherger scored a home run. Good hit by Andrew Henderson ensured a strong comeback leading to 4 runs by The Bears after a few walks. The Bears scored 3 more runs in the second innings. Ben Strydom caught a high pop up to close the fourth inning for the Tigers. Stone Dzioba pitched consistent for the Bears. The final score 7-6 for the Bears.”
Archers in no particular order-Logan Ziprick, Heather Ziprick, and Hal Ziprick from Smoky Lake, Essac Potts, Ethan Potts, Kalelo Potts from Vegreville, Arlen Ziprick and Tristan Huot from Spruce Grove, Hugh Ziprick, Lucas Ziprick, Joshua Ziprick from Vegreville. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier One hundred archers got to hone their skills while they had plenty of fun and sun at the Vegreville Wildlife Federation (VWF) Sixth Annual Outdoor 3D Archery Fun Shoot at VWF Outdoor Range on June 3 and 4. The archers were from 5 to 70 years-old and they arrived from local areas, as well as, from Eastern Alberta to participate. The June 3 event featured 24 targets and a novelty shoot-off and June 4 offered one round of 24 targets. “This is a fun shoot which gives archers a chance to get to know different archers in the community. They go on their scores and they have a little competition among themselves. It is a good way for them to practice their skills also,” VWF Membership Director, Valerie Lowes said. “We have prizes and surprises in the form of different prize bucket raffles where people can pick what prizes they want and a novelty shoot where we have a 50/50 from it. There is also the Canada 150 event booth and a food bank donation drive where we are hoping to get 150 items donated for Canada 150 because we really like to help out the community since they always help us out. All the proceeds go towards our VWF Archery programs which have about 60 to 70 local youths involved in it and it’s held at the Adler Centre in Vegreville.” This event also featured home business vendors’ tables.
Heather Ziprick from Spruce Grove practices at the shoot. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
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June is BBQ St. Paul RCMP investigate shots fired at residence and fire-pit safety time Corporal Ronald Bumbry Media Relations Group
On May 27, 2017 at approximately 2:30 a.m., police initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle in the town of St. Paul, Alberta. While investigating a victim was located with what appeared to be gunshot wounds. The victim was escorted to a local hospital suffering from a non-life threatening injury. Further investigation revealed gunshots were fired at a residence in Saddle Lake Cree Nation a short time before the traffic stop. Several people were sitting outside the residence when a vehicle drove by and shots were heard resulting in the victim being injured. It is not known how many people were in the suspect vehicle and descriptors were not provided. “This incident could have resulted in serious injuries or death to people outside the residence,” says Staff Sergeant Lee Brachmann, St. Paul Detachment Commander, “We are very fortunate no one was injured.” St. Paul RCMP along with the Forensic Identification Section (FIS) – Edmonton continue to investigate this incident and are asking the public’s assistance for any information in relation to this matter.
Spence Sample Fire Commissioner There’s nothing like outdoor grilling. It’s one of the most popular ways to cook food. But, a grill placed too close to anything that can burn is a fire hazard. They can be very hot, causing burn injuries. Summer is the peak month for grill fires and that’s why this month, the Office of the Fire Commissioner is focused on BBQ and fire pit safety. To help share this information, we’ve developed the following public education resources: BBQ and Fire-Pit Safety webpage – Includes tips on preventing burns and scalds in the kitchen and bathroom and instructions for burn treatment. http:// www.ofc.alberta.ca/bbq-safety; Poster – 11”x17” Burn Awareness Week poster you can download and print. http:// www.ofc.alberta.ca/documents/poster__BBQ_and_Firepit_safety.pdf
If you have information about this incident, please call the St. Paul RCMP at 780-645-8888 or call your local police. If you want to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), by Internet at www.tipsubmit. com or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers www. crimestoppers.ab.ca for instructions).
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There Are Good People Everywhere! RCMP Ponderings Sgt Jerry Nutbrown, Vegreville Detachment Most often in policing we are not dealing with the good news side of life or even the mundane. Typically if we are involved, the situation is generally negative for us and our clients. We don`t hand out lottery cheques, give someone a new hairdo that improves their mood or sell new cars to happy buyers. We are involved when something negative has happened similar to fire fighters or medical professionals. Because of this it is recognized within our ranks that we need to remain cognizant of the negativity and try to make sure we stay on the positive side of life. Lucky for us here in the mid-west, there is plenty of positivity around. A while back one of our members had their daughter in the office and she drew a picture for one of our members. As I thought that was really nice I asked for a
picture to be drawn for me. The initial answer was no and I was ok with that. About a week later I came in to find two drawn pictures on my desk and one was of exactly what I asked for, a goat (reference a past Ponderings about a wayward goat). The second picture was drawn by her younger sister as she felt she wanted to give me one as well. This was a small gesture by two children that will not make the front page of a paper, it will not be re-tweeted a million times and the television news networks would balk at it if brought to them as a story. However, these pictures are prominently displayed in my office as a reminder to me that good prevails. Every week in this newspaper there are stories about people helping out, raising money for a cause or group and other feel good stories. Unfortunately, it is typical that if you are reading or hearing about policing, the context is negative, but please don’t focus on that and think it is all bad. Last week the Mundare school presented a cheque to Constable J to help out with funding the DARE program. DARE, or Drug Abuse Resistence Education, is a positive program that focuses on helping students make good choices. This is an excellent program and it is taught by police officers in schools throughout North America. I taught this program myself for 6 years in northern Manitoba and it is an overwhelming positive experience for all involved (including the teachers). To this day, teaching these classes remains a highlight of my career. Thank you to the students for contributing to DARE as they have dozens, if not hundreds, of choices in which to donate their hard earned funds. Most often we are hearing about the negative or tragic because it seems to drive conversation and people’s interest. But in all that negativity just remember that there is far more positive happening locally and across Canada that is never reported, posted or tweeted about. As someone that sees a lot of negative doing this job, I recognize that far more good is done and that is what makes this country great. Happy 150 Canada! This is still the best place to live on earth! Now go put that Canada 150 fridge magnet up beside your goat picture.
boundaries - CONTINUED from front pAGE stituency because of how people do business and use health facilities in Vegreville. People’s work life and all of that stuff are still between the Vegreville, Two Hills, Fort Saskatchewan, and Sherwood Park area. So I think it makes sense to keep the area mostly intact and take in Two Hills because there are lots of people from Two Hills that come into Vegreville to do business.”
The interim report indicates combining Fort Saskatchewan and St. Paul but it does not include the surrounding communities of St Paul into the constituency. The Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission will be accepting written submissions until July 16 and holding public hearings during the third week of July.
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Dreams are the seeds of reality Joe Machney how the river always meanders and constantly Reporter changes, just like life. Another song he referenced For the 2017 graduating class of VCHS, their about outward identity and what people think of theme, ‘The Future Belongs to Those Who Believe you. “Do we face our challenges, our opportuniin the Beauty of Their Dreams’ made for a magical ties, in hopes of deriving fame and in order to have dream-like atmosphere at the Vegreville Social our name remembered? Is it not more important Centre on Friday, June 2, as the 59 graduands to satisfy ourselves, to be who we want to be?” experienced one of their dreams come true. Berry asked, leaving the obvious answer to the The evening began with Leo Chow and Claudia audience. Lillies as the Master and Mistress of Ceremonies, Principal, Barclay Spady, praised the students followed by the singing of O’Canada by Claudia which he had only known for a year and said how Lillies, Christina proud he is of how Nawrot, and April they upheld the Siggelkow. enduring virtues of Mr. Bryan Worobec the VCHS. “I have introduced the gradseen each of you live uands. Each gradthese virtues and uand had their own you have honored theme music accomthe school, your panying them as family and most they had their importantly, yourGuest Speaker Mrs. Elizabeth Melynk spoke moment on stage. selves,” Spady said. of the importance of priority in your life. Mr. Ray Welsh, Grace was said by EIPS Board of Nick Cheremshynski Trustees, spoke and was followed by about how VCHS has a meal by Twisted what is really important in your life and to not get hung up on the little things. “Happiness is had a history of Sister Catering. graduates who have The second half the universal dream,” Melynk said. “Everybody gone on to accomof the evening wants to be happy.” The graduation message was presented by execuplish marvelous began with guest tive president Taylor Rozumniak followed with a things that have spea ker, Mrs. tribute to the teachers by Taylor Larcombe, and made the world a Elizabeth Melynk, the teacher’s reply by outgoing Mr. Max Latte. better place. He who demonstrated The tribute to the parents was presented by Jaden emphasized that the Claudia Lillies and Leo Chow served as the with the help of Mistress and Master of Ceremonies. Polischuk and the Parent’s reply was read by Mrs. young men and g raduate Noah Cindy Polischuk. women graduating Budinski, that it is Valedictorian Caleb Baldwin spoke of his classthis year can do that important to know as well if they follow their dreams. “But dreams are not enough, they must be accompanied by life-long learning, hard work, truth, honesty and human decency,” Welsh said. Mrs. Ellen Zimmerman from EIPS encouraged the graduands to embrace every emotion that they experience during the ceremony, both the good and the bad, because it is all life. ML A Jessica Littlewood spoke about how the teachers made such wonderful adults out of the students that have graduated and wished them all a dream-filled future with all of Guests enjoy the evening in anticipation for them coming true. the speeches to begin. Deputy Mayor, David Berry, reflected on lyrics from a song about a river ending in the ocean and
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mates as his close friends when he gave his valedictorian address, the last speech of the evening. “We are used to our weekly schedules and our classmates, but come this fall we do not have any of that comfort to come back to. However we will have thirteen years of knowledge and experience to help us as we go along,” Baldwin said. He closed his speech by offering advice on listening to the people who raised you, maintaining integrity, setting goals and pursuing them. Caleb Bladwin, Christina Nawrot, and April Sigglekow provided musical entertainment, followed by the Formal March of the graduands and the Cap Toss.
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We need to stand up for ourselves Ken Waddell mywestman.ca I apologize if this column is a bit too personal or a bit too centred on Neepawa. However, there is strong message here for all communities. As I write this column on Tuesday morning, I am sitting with my wife Christine, who is less than 24 hours out of surgery. The operation went well and she is recovering OK. Not sure how long she will be in hospital. Anyway, Christine has had wonderful care from diagnosis, to meeting a specialist, to the surgery. Health Science Centre is a maze of tunnels, towers and bureaucracy. It is inhabited by thousands of workers who realize that they can’t change the whole system. They know they can affect their little piece of the medicare world we all depend on. I see a list of things that could be improved and dozens of things I don’t understand, but I am encouraged that everyone I met seems to want to help and improve their part of the system. But here’s a local message and it is the same theme that I observed at HSC. Chris had a very quick diagnosis because we have a good group of local doctors. It is only locally that we can change our world. I doubt that even given decades of very direct political involvement, Chris and I will have much influence on the big system. However locally, we and everyone who lives in small local community can take our destiny in our hands and make a difference for ourselves and our future. Neepawa, or more precisely, the Neepawa Area Development Corporation (NADCO) has bought, renovated and expanded the Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic. Now they have bought more land, two pieces in fact, to make room for another large expansion. There are several doctors at the medical clinic and more to come. It is a success story. Without a clinic, there are no doctors, without doctors, there is no clinic. Without NADCO stepping up there would not be a successful clinic in Neepawa today. There is no way around it, Neepawa is the medical centre of our region and it is largely because we have a number of doctors. Here is what we can do in the short run. The Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic Lottery is on right now and it is the only money that has gone into the clinic renovation and expansions, except for the original purchase price. We need to push a little harder, as the medical clinic lottery has never sold out. The Neepawa Natives lottery sold out in 2016 and it came close in 2017. I think this year, the medical clinic lottery needs to sell out. As a community, we need to stand up for ourselves. The Town of Neepawa isn’t likely to put more money into the clinic, the RMs aren’t likely to put more money in. The province is broke and so there’s no point in looking there for money. We, us, the people of the local areas served by the Neepawa medical clinic have the power in our hands to make it happen. Yes, buy a ticket, or two or three. This year’s lottery needs to sell out. And, yes, there are issues. Many Neepawa people still don’t have a local doctor. That needs to change but the only way that situation is going to change is if we expand the clinic and get even more doctors. We have to do it. The regional health authority is trying to do their thing, but it has been local recruitment efforts and the local clinic building that has made the biggest impact. Readers familiar with my views will not be surprised when I say a community has to make its own future. If we passively wait for governments or corporations to help us out, it may not happen. Over the years, we have seen hospitals and
schools close, machinery and auto dealers migrate to larger centres, we have seen schools close. Figuring out our own community’s purpose and destiny is the key to success. In one small (big) way, the Neepawa region can build on strengths and success, let’s sell out the lottery this year and every year going forward. The benefits are immediate and obvious. The alternative to a strong local clinic is to have everyone drive to Brandon, or Portage, or Winnipeg for regular doctor visits and many other medical services. We can look after ourselves folks and we all need to step up to do so. Look for the lottery posters and ads, the deadlines are coming up fast. If we band together, we can build on our success and together achieve even greater things. It’s time to dig in folks. The alternatives aren’t good and buying a lottery ticket is a pretty painless way we can help to insure the medical viability of our town and the region.
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Viterra breaks ground near Vegreville
Ground is broken near Vegreville in preparation for Viterra’s new elevator.
Joe Machney Reporter Viterra has recently begun the groundwork for its new elevator which will be located northwest of Vegreville along Highway 631. At this point, the company anticipates that the concrete pour will begin in the late fall and that they will begin accepting deliveries in September of next year. With other elevators in the vicinity, Viterra feels that their new facility will serve the area well. “We have a long and successful history in this area of Alberta, and we look forward to continuing our support of local customers with a new
facility that will allow us to provide the industry-leading standard of service that Viterra is known for,” Peter Flangeris Corporate Affairs for Viterra said. “Our new elevator will position us to connect these customers to global markets, backed by the expertise of our staff and the full suite of online tools that are available exclusively to Viterra customers.” The elevator will be designed to handle a variety of commodities, with wheat and canola making up the majority of deliveries followed by peas and barley.
Wild boar in Alberta
Agri News Wild boar has been an issue in Alberta for a number of years, and Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) is starting the next phase to help eradicate the pest. “Wild boar are not native to Alberta,” says Perry Abramenko, inspection officer, AF. “They came to the province in the 1980s and ‘90s as livestock. Over the years, some animals escaped, and have established several feral/wild populations.” Perry says there has been a bounty program for wild boar in Alberta since 2008. “It’s a grant program under which municipalities pay out $50 for a set of ears as proof a boar has been removed. Over the years, the return from the program has declined significantly as these animals are very intelligent and, once a herd is attuned to human activity, are very hard to hunt or trap. The bounty program for participating municipalities has been extended until June 30th. After then, consultation with our stakeholders will determine if the program will continue or change to align with eradication efforts.” The main problem with wild boar is environmen-
tal damage. “When they’re feeding, they do a lot of rooting to the extent a lawn or pasture can look like a rototiller has gone through it. The will also contaminate water sources and can carry diseases that can transfer to animals and humans. They can also cause a lot of damage to crops, especially cereals and hay bales.” Bounty returns indicates that most wild boar activity is in the Lac St. Anne and Woodland counties. “As such, we’re focusing our efforts on those two areas, even though we’re looking for reports from anywhere. We’re also looking to partner with academic institutions to do work on research and surveillance. And, we’re reaching out to the public for their assistance with the problem and are putting together an education program with handouts and brochures.” Bottom line, says Abramenko, is that more information is needed on the scope of the situation. “Outside of the bounties, we don’t have a lot of data of wild boar. Right now, an estimate of numbers would be a guess, but we don’t have any evidence numbers are increasing.”
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Vegreville 4-H Beef Club Achievement Day Rosanne Fortier Vegreville 4-H Club Motto is Learn to Do by Doing! It was evident that the youth who belong to Vegreville 4-H Beef Club learned responsibility from the way their heifers and steers had shining fur and appeared healthy at the Vegreville 4-H Beef Club Show and Sale at Vegreville Exhibition Grounds on May 29. The show began with the opening of the barn which was followed by the weigh-in. A lunch was served at noon. The judging competition was presented at 1 p.m. and the show for the heifers-seniors and intermediates was followed by the market steer classes that had 17 steers. Everyone was treated to supper after this. The day concluded with the market steer championship class and awards presentation which was followed by the sale. Club Leader, Harold Albrecht said members learn to work with other members towards a common goal. “The 4-H Beef Club deals with beef cattle and the members learn how the industry works, how to raise, feed and finish an animal. Also, what the market is looking for in beef cattle. Today is Achievement Day which gives out the final results. The kids sell the cattle and with their profit, they usually use it towards future education endeavors. “To be a member, you have to be from 9 to 21 years-old and need to have a farm animal. Public speaking is an important part of our club. We do highway clean-up and lots of fundraising and fun activities,” Harold said. 4-H Alberta has been around since 1917 so; they are celebrating 100 years this year. The winners were Heifer Class: Nicholas Cheremshynski (1st place) and Linden Stewart (2nd place) 2 year old Female Class: Linden Stewart (1st place) and Gabrielle Cheremshynski (2nd place) 3 Year Old Female Class: Linden Stewart (1st place) and Matthew Mulholland Supreme Female: Linden Stewart Reserve Supreme Female: Gabrielle Cheremshynski
Linden Stuart won second place for the Heifer Class. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Nicholas Cheremshynski first place for Heifer Class. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Market Steers: Light Weight class: Gabrielle Cheremshynski (1st place) Baileigh Klammer (2nd place) Medium Weight Class: Nolan Stewart (1st place) and Jeanathan Cheremshynski (2nd place) Heavy Weight Class: Ethan Bast (1st place) and Nicholas Cheremshynski (2nd place) Grand Champion Steer: Ethan Bast ,Reserve Champion Steer: Nicholas Cheremshynksi Showmanship: Junior: Jeanathan Cheremshynski, Intermediate Hannah Albrecht, Senior: Meagan kowalchuk Grooming: Junior: Krystin Ogrodnick, Intermediate: Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Senior: Meagan Kowalchuk Judging: Junior: Eboni Bast, Intermediate; Linden Stewart, Senior: Meagan Kowlachuk Positive Attitude: Hannah Albrecht Best Kept Stall: Baileigh Klammer
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St. Mary’s High School Open House Science teacher, Mr. Manderson shows what look like a rat in the lab to future students. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Assistant Principal Mr. Salsbury looks on as students try out the indoor rock climbing boulder wall. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier St. Mary’s High School’s open house was showcased on May 15th. Principal Mrs. Tanya Thiessen outlined the advantages that a small school has to offer, and highlighted the curriculum at the Junior/Senior
High School. Principal Mrs. Tanya Thiessen’s goal was to ensure that every student had the same advantages and opportunities that larger schools in the city offered in a small family school environment. It was showcased that she met this goal and more at St. Mary’s Junior/Senior High School Open House on May 15.
Principal Mrs. Thiessen, Assistant Principal, Mr. Salsbury and all the teachers and many students were giving the tour and were around to answer questions. Science teacher, Mr. Manderson exploded gummy bears in the Science Lab. “This shows the combustion reaction of sugar oxidizing really quickly. In physics we have lots of stuff with acceleration and forces. With Chemistry 30, we do about 30 labs a year. I think it’s important that kids take a lot of science classes because we get them to explore, ‘why’? We do a lot of ‘how come’? It helps them to think and gives boys and girls a lot of opportunities later,” Mr. Manderson said. The food preparation class teaches students about the aspects of preparing and cooking foods. In the construction lab, students were building a tic-tac toe game. The students created jelly bean machines and other projects. Construction teacher, Mr. McFadyen said he loves his job because it is so rewarding when students see what they built. In the gym, students climbed on the indoor rock climbing boulder wall. The display area had tables which featured information on the Vortex Football team and the athletics programs. The science-based Kananaskis Trip for grade 7 and grade 9, and the Spanish Cultural studies were also highlighted. Student council provided information on leadership conferences that students for students. Mrs. Thiessen announced that since she has accepted a position as an Assistant Principal in China next year, Mr. Salsbury will be the interim principal for 2017/18 school term. Adam Dennill presented his video on student testimonials highlighting the advantages of the curriculum and the development of strong relationships between students and teachers within the school. St. Mary’s School also offers a faithbased learning environment, fine arts programs, rich career technology programs in modernized classrooms, green certif icate program, Alberta Government Registered Apprenticeship Program and more.
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Innisfree students finish up for track season Anne Neil Student Reporter With the month of June starting, the Junior and Senior High students are into their final weeks of classes before final exams and diplomas. An exam schedule has been passed out and students are advised to start reviewing their notes to prepare for these exams. The last day of classes for these students will be June 16. Last week everyone at Innisfree Delnorte School competed in Track and Field. The week started off with the senior high participants travelling to St. Paul for Zones on Monday. This year we had the chance to send Teagan Nott to the provincial-level high school track and field meet, which was held on June 2. Teagan represented our school in javelin. She was the only student from Innisfree to compete at provincials this year. As of this moment, we are unsure whether Teagan placed in her category. However, we are still very proud of her and her dedication to weeks of training for her to compete at the provincial level. The junior high students who moved on from their Northerns meet had their BTPS Finals on June 1. Everyone did an excellent job and all your training for it has sure shown off. The elementary also competed in track and field on June 2. There had been some thundershowers which caused some of the events to be moved inside but they still competed in their running, throwing, and jumping events. Junior high students and teachers helped set up and run the events for the students. Everyone had a great time competing in the events and at the end of the school day, respective ribbons and ice cream were passed out to the students. This Friday, June 9, Grades 7-12 along with lead teacher Mr. Harding and other teachers Miss. Hlus and Mrs. Sacha will be going to LaunchPad, an indoor trampoline place. Students and teachers will be leaving the school at 9:00 am, and will be stopping in Vegreville for lunch. They will be leaving there to make it to
Edmonton by noon. Students will have an hour to jump and explore the place as they will be finishing up around 1 pm. Then they will be stopping at Emerald Hills Shopping area located in Sherwood Park as they will have some time to eat and get a little shopping in, before heading back to Innisfree in order to catch buses.
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Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club special general meeting Rosanne Fortier On May 31 the Executive and General Membership of the Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club held a special Board Meeting regarding a VegMin rental proposed.
The meeting was well-attended and began with delightful sandwiches and soup created by Chef Dwayne Hlady with help from his crew of Sunshine Club members. President Nick Chrapko presented information on the recent renovations updates for the stage; which included the redoing of the back door. They also plan to renovate the ceiling in the kitchen. He also tried to dispel rumors that have been circulating around town about the Sunshine Club Centre which now has 180 members. The meeting became emotional when Nick spoke about the center wanting to go in a different direction with VegMin rental proposal which will allow this nonprofit society to have a 5 year contract commencing September 1, 2017 to rent portions of the Sunshine Club facility for $2000 a month for five years. Chrapko said this is a different avenue to obtain steady and secure revenue for the centre because the way the centre is operated now with rentals for weddings and other external functions, it increases the demand on volunteer help for kitchen catering,
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Members of the Executive Board look on as member, Steve Kereliuk voices his concerns. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
set-up of the main auditorium, general supervision and clean-up after the events which is hard on the same 12 seniors who volunteer for this. External organizations can continue to rent the Sunshine Club as an alternative to other facilities. Chrapko approves of this because VegMin proposal provides an opportunity for the Sunshine Club to collaborate with a learning organization which provides training to seniors in our area and constitutes approximately 20% of their target clientele. Members voiced their concerns that the centre would become like a business but Chrapko confirmed that he did research and the centre status as a Registered Charitable Society will not change. They were also concerned that the space for the pool room and other areas will not be affected. It was confirmed that the affected rooms will be the board room, ceramic room, and craft room. The members voted 31 in agreement and 26 against the VegMin rental proposal.
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Ban the Yulin Dog Meat Festival Edie Gegolick Letter to the Editor In less than one month, we will celebrate 150 years of our Canadian heritage. In less than two weeks, tens of thousands of dogs will be boiled alive, skinned alive, torched alive, hanged, beaten, paws hacked off, crying out in agony as people cheer on the butchers. Unless you help end this barbaric event permanently! June 21 will mark the seventh anniversary of the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival which is a 10-day festival that happens each year beginning on the summer solstice. This horrific event has absolutely no religious or ceremonial value. These people actually believe the greater the terror and agony involved, the more virile eating the meat will make them. The extremely violent and depraved act of animal cruelty is particularly disturbing, not only because of the unimaginable suffering animals are forced to endure, but also because of the implications such cruelty holds. The majority of these are pets stolen from their families and still have collars on. Please scan the QR Code to sign the petition then forward to EVERYONE you know. Post and tweet every day to Face Book. This must go viral if we are to make a difference for these beautiful creatures. If you still
are undecided, google ‘Chen Wu Yulin’. Don’t bother reading about him, Yulin’s Governor. The pictures speak volumes. Animals are a sacred trust to us. These beautiful creatures are smart and can be trained for drug sniffing, rescue and search, emotional assistance and support, to help people with depression, autistic children, the blind, seniors with dementia, introverted teenagers, posttraumatic stress disorder or people with chronic or terminal illness. And let’s not forget about your ordinary furry friend who brings extraordinary love, acceptance, and loyalty into your lives every single day. In 2015, Quebec issued a new bill stating that in Canada, animals are to be considered “sentient beings” as opposed to being labeled as property. Animals are not things; they have biological needs and it’s scientifically proven canines exhibit consciousness as well. These dogs are forced to watch their cell mates being tortured, knowing full well they are next. June 9th is National Demonstration Day for Speaking Out Against Yulin Dog Meat Festival. Vegreville, please stand up with the rest of the nation and the World! Canada, speak for them and let us be their voice! “We fail utterly as human beings if we allow this to continue.”
Vegreville Immigration Centre Roy J. Koopman Letter to the editor What I would like to know is how former Immigration Minister John McCallum gets promoted to an Ambassadorship after deliberately lying about the costs of moving the Vegreville Immigration Centre from Vegreville to Canada Place in Edmonton? I would also like to know how his successor in the job, Ahmed Hussen (who is supposedly an upstanding Muslim immigrant himself) is keeping up this lie, despite all of the exposed paperwork from the bureaucrats
in his own department. All this move is designed to do is to get the grossly incompetent Liberal MP in Edmonton Centre, Mr Randy Boissonnault a second term. As well as help the Federal Liberals pinch away EdmontonStrathcona for Laurie Blakeman in 2019, once current NDP MP Linda Duncan retires, thus having the seat open. All these poor rural folks and Vegreville residents who rely on the excellent service of Vegreville Immigration employees will now lose these valuable services. Not to mention the jobs and wages that come from having this very
efficient office located where it is now. When and why did the Liberals find out about this lie? And why did they try to cover it up when it clearly states on paper that it would be much more costefficient to have the Immigration offices on the current Vegreville site? There are many Liberal supporters of Ukrainian Heritage (a huge Vegreville community) who will now be voting against the Minister and his party’s shenanigans come the next Federal election.
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Minister Bains’ lackluster clusters OBITUARY
BIRD, Cindy (Laura) July 7, 1961 - December 24, 2016 A memorial service will be held for Cindy (Laura) Bird on June 17, 2017 at 1:00 pm. The service will be held at The Viking Alliance Church, 5115 48 Street, Viking. Lunch will be served afterwards.
HAYES, Neil (Nelly) December 05, 1964 – June 04, 2009 May the winds of Heaven blow softly And whisper in your ear How much we love you And wish that you were here. Sometimes I just look up, smile And say I know that was you. Your wings were ready but our Hearts were not. To our special angel Missing and loving you always, Sharon, Tyler, Ashley, Simon and Mitsue.
SEN, FRED July 30, 1927 - June 9, 2016 It’s already a year when, God saw you were getting tired. And a cure was not to be, So He put His arms around you, And whispered “Come to me”. With tearful eyes we watched you, And saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, We could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. Lovingly Remembered Wife Gloria, Daughters; Zenovia (Rick), Sylvia and Olivia. Sons; Johnny, Darcy (Jana), Arnold and David (Christel) and 10 Grandchildren.
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WINTONYK, Anthony John Born - July 2, 1947 in Rosthern, SK On Tuesday, May 30, 2017, Anthony (Tony) John Wintonyk of Mundare, Alberta passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 69 years. Tony is survived by his partner Dianne; children Tonia, Travis and Tristan; eight grandchildren and sister Irene. Tony was predeceased by his parents Annie and Nykola, son Connery and sister Sylvia. Cremation has taken place; memorial services will follow at a later date in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alberta Diabetes Foundation. To send condolences please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE, 780-603-5800
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DIDUCK, Alex (Elias) April 7, 1930 – June 3, 2017 On Saturday, June 3, 2017, Alex (Elias) Diduck of Mundare, Alberta passed away peacefully at the age of 87 years. Alex is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Pauline; sons Don (Jo Ann), William (Grace), Daniel (Sandra), Murray (Anne) and Quentin (Marlene); thirteen grandchildren; brothers Peter and Bill; sisters Olga, Margie and Nancy (Kerry); sister-in-law Pauline Diduck; along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Alex was predeceased by his parents Wasyl and Jenny Diduck; daughter-in-law Dawnita; brother Luke in infancy and brothers Mike, Nick and Matthew; sisters Mary and Anne. A Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mundare, Alberta with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Interment to follow in the Hilliard Farms Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the “Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church-flooring fund” or to “Mass.” To send condolences please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE, 780-603-5800
CARD OF THANKS Powley thanks Vegreville I want to thank the residents of Vegreville and area for their warm reception on my book launch tour. The memoir entitled Just Jen follows my journey with Multiple Sclerosis from diagnosis to present day. The Vegreville Centennial Library hosted a book launch on May 11, with the Innisfree Library holding a launch on May 10. Both were great successes with fabulous questions and comments from the audience. My childhood piano teacher, Viola Braun-Fox, and the librarian from my elementary school, Norma Cowan, were even in attendance. I want to thank Annette Malin, an elementary school classmate, who introduced me in Vegreville, for her kind words. Thank you. Jen Powley, author of Just Jen
KSHYK - Peter The family of the late Peter Kshyk wish to express our deepest gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to all of our relatives, friends and neighbors for their compassion and support during this time of our loss. The many acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy with prayers, condolences, charitable contributions, food, cards, phone calls, hugs and attendance at the service has been very comforting. Special thanks to Father Luan Vu for officiating the funeral mass and to all who were involved with the service of the mass. Thank you also to the pallbearers and honorary pallbearers, Deanna for catering the meal, and to Autumn Rose Funeral Home for their compassionate and professional support. Thank you to everyone for everything! We will never forget the sense of being cradled in your support. Alice, Pamela, Corey, Breanne and Justine Kshyk
Aaron Wudrick CTF Federal Director Federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains recently announced new details about the federal government’s plan to grow Canada’s economy: hand out nearly a billion dollars in taxpayer money to a few businesses who are willing to ask for it. To the minister’s credit, he had the good sense not to express it in such candid terms. In the rich tradition of rhetorical poli-babble, he chose far more exciting phrases such as “ jumpstarting innovation” “meaningful economic activity” and “superclusters”. But try as he might to apply lipstick to this pig, it’s still the same old swine underneath. Governments handing out taxpayer money to favoured businesses is the oldest trick in the industrial-strategy playbook. The minister himself admitted as much when pressed, suggesting his government was simply copying the approaches of other governments around the world. Apparently the minister didn’t look hard enough. From biotechnology in Italy to a purpose-built Russian tech park, to billions wasted from Germany to Singapore, the number of failed attempts by governments to create industry clusters is long – and expensive. No matter how hard they try, governments are not very good at predicting the next big economic trend. But maybe Canada can learn from their mistakes? Don’t bet on it: the Trudeau government hasn’t even learned from the mistakes of previous federal governments in Canada, which spent at least $12 billion over the last half-century on corporate welfare with zero evidence of job creation. Meanwhile, the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa estimates the federal government already has 147 differ-
Temporary interruption in emergency services Monday EMS ready to transport patients to nearby facilities if required TOFIELD – Due to a lack of physician coverage, the emergency department (ED) at the Tofield Health Centre will be closed at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 5 until 8 a.m. on June 7
ent programs and tax measures aimed at innovation and skills development. Consider too that the current government has made such dubious “investments” as handing over $372 million to Bombardier (after the company laid off 2,000 Canadian workers), as well as a $100 million taxpayer gift to highlyprofitable Ford (which then announced it would be reducing up to 600 jobs). Which part of this long, repetitive track record of failed government interventions should give us any confidence they’ll get things right this time? In a sad coincidence, on the same day Bains unveiled his new billion-dollar handout initiative, Proctor & Gamble announced it would close its plant producing cleaning products in Brockville, Ontario by 2021, throwing 480 people out of work. After showering Bombardier and Ford with taxpayer money, it’s fair to ask why Proctor & Gamble didn’t get a similar handout. And it’s hard to conclude that the answer has anything to do with economics, and everything to do with prestige. In the eyes of politicians, planes and cars mean sophisticated technology. But mops and fabric softener sheets? Sorry guys, we can’t help you. The handouts are for the sexy industries only. This is the inevitable consequence of a failed approach to economic development that has governments picking winners and losers, instead of ensuring a business-friendly environment for all. Rather than let the market determine whether Bombardier, Ford or Proctor & Gamble should succeed or fail, the government ends up deciding. The result is that businesses that don’t tick enough boxes on an arbitrary checklist pay the price. Minister Bains may have the best of intentions with his supercluster innovation plan. But if history is any guide, the cluster it will create will be far from the “super” kind he has in mind.
Tornado touches down north of Three Hills It came almost out of nowhere. Residents of a central Alberta town got a front-row seat to a spectacular spring tornado Friday afternoon. The twister touched down a little after 5 p.m.in a field a few kilometres northeast of the town
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Pritchard donates hair to Stollery Joe Machney Reporter Walmart was buzzing with exciting in the late afternoon of June 5 as people gathered around to watch Assistant Store Manager Amanda Pritchard get her hair cut off to raise money for Stollery Children’s hospital. The charity began on Mother’s Day and has been extended to the end of June, with a lot of support from the people of Vegreville. “This store has been one of the best supported, mainly because the charity money is going to the
Stollery,” Store Manager Robyn Folkmann said. “The fact that it stays local makes a really big impact on the people in the community. They know it goes to Stollery and they actually rely on Walmart because a lot of their fundraising comes from here. From their end, they are phenomenal at letting us know how the children are doing. They are good about keeping the relationship personal.” “This was a great fundraiser at the store here,” Amanda Pritchard said. “Walmart sponsors the same event every year and it’s one of our biggest fundraisers and this year we just thought we’d throw a twist in it and have some more fun. I shaved my head at WalMart in 2009 in Toronto so it’s familiar to me and I actually love it!” In total, the WalMart store of Vegreville raised $7560 dollars for the Stollery Children’s Hospital. The goal is to reach $700,000 for the 13 store market.
Mundare Seniors take 3rd place Submitted On May 25, the Mundare Seniors Floor Curling team took third place at a tournament at Sherwood Park Seniors.
In no particular order, Agnas Kolmes (lead), Sophie Dmytryk (second) Gloria Balla (third) and Joe Shular (skip) accept third place at the Sherwood Park Seniors Floor Curling tournament.
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Vegreville United Church Spring Tea Rosanne Fortier The flavor of spring was in the fruit pies and the forming of friendships at Vegreville United Church Spring Tea and Pie and Bake Sale on June 3. The pies were well-received by the community as all but four sold without the first 25 minutes of the sale. There were flapper pies available which were popular in 1958 and are custard with a meringue on top of the pie. After people purchased baked goods, they indulged in the delightful squares and sandwiches, coffee and tea while they met up with family, acquaintances, and friends. Christian books were for sale in another room. Victoria Paranych and Terry Kubin help to sell the pies. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
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Courage Canada Trail Ride 2017
One of the groups of twenty-one riders that took to the trail on wagons. Inset: Curtis Anderson joins other riders on their Courage Canada Trail ride.
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Courage Canada Trail ride 2017 Joe Machney Reporter The 2017 Courage Canada Trail Ride took place on May 27 and hosted Thirty-eight riders on horseback, six teams, and twenty-one wagon riders who enjoyed the ride and the beautiful weather that accompanied them. The supper in Innisfree brought three-hundred people together to enjoy the meal, the dance and entertainment that followed. Curtis Anderson’s friend Matt Robertson sang at the dance. “One of the best parts about the ride is that there are many brain injury survivors that were able to come out,” Curtis Anderson said. “This is something that they can’t do every day and its one day a year that they get to do
this. I feel that it’s a big deal and it’s something that stands out in their minds.” The live and silent auctions were well attended and to record the event there were six radio stations, five newspapers, two magazines, and one TV station to give the Courage Canada Trail Ride exposure. “You can’t put a number on how much awareness that was raised and this is the bottom line,” Anderson said. “That is why the ride was started.” That night the total amount of money raised from the live auction was $6140 and from the silent auction, the total was $1965. The money will be used to help bring more awareness to brain injury.
Riders ready their horses for the trail ride.
Crisis Association of Vegreville 16th Annual Hockey Draft Grand Prize Winners Sarah Marcaccio - Secretary Crisis Association of Vegreville The proceeds of this event provide funding for the operation of the 24 hour Help Line, the Crisis Intervention Program and the Victim Services Program. The first prize of $1,000 to “COACH BOMBY”; the second prize of $600 went to “SOLVE SKIP” and the third prize of $400 went to TJ.
1st Prize of $1,000 – “COACH BOMBY” Presented by Daphne Miller, Crisis Association of Vegreville Hockey Draft Administrator
2nd Prize of $600 – “SOLVE SKIP” Presented by Daphne Miller, Crisis Association of Vegreville Hockey Draft Administrator
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Feed your soul at the Bistro
Joe Machney Reporter Just off of main street Vegreville next to Cole’s Western Wear, Gordon Mah has recently opened The Fresh Bistro. The little restaurant serves up fresh soups made from scratch, gourmet sandwiches, French and Oriental inspired salads as well as the chef’s creations of the day. Gordon Mah was trying to slow down his life, having been an Executive Chef at the Best Western Wayside Inn in Wetaskiwin and having spent the last few months in Edmonton helping out a restaurant downtown, he felt that the slowerpace life of rural Alberta would suit him and his wife a lot better. This change in lifestyle brought him to Vegreville where he was inspired to open up his restaurant. “I really wanted to get out of the rat race of Edmonton,” Mah said. “It’s so competitive there and out here everything is a lot slower paced.” Gordon Mah hasn’t been open for very long, but feels the response from Vegreville has been positive. “The Manager Hazen Evenson has been on the Vegreville Rant and Rave and feels like we’ve got a good beginning,” Mah said. At the moment there are four people working at the Bistro, all of them part-time, but he feels when the summer months come he’ll be extending his hours. “Everything that I have on the menu here, I’ve had on the menu when I was in Wetaskiwin,” Mah said of the food that his Bistro offers. “So I feel confident that they will do well here. I used to do a monthly special and if they sold more than an item on our regular menu then I would add it to the menu and take that other item out.” Enjoying the rural setting and wanting to support the farmers here, Gordon intends to buy locally what he needs to make his dishes. “I want to eventually bring in bison,” Mah said. “Back in Wetaskiwin we did a bison meatloaf and it was a huge hit.” Aware of the different dietary requirements that are out there these days and how the industry of culinary arts is changing and evolving frequently, Gordon intends to stick to a healthier menu to be able to cater to the changes as well as dishes that are familiar in rural communities. He is also considering having a country theme where they’ll bring in culinary dishes from a certain country.
Hazen Evenson and Allisia Evenson stand ready to serve at The Fresh Bistro. Not in photo are Rita Evenson and Gord Mah.
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Vegreville Manor angel walk Rosanne Fortier Seniors dedicated their younger years to helping others and many still continue to do so. Sixty-four angels from two to ninety-three years old recognized this when they went for a walk, run or bike ride of 4 km from Vegreville Manor to the Pysanka Park and back at St. Michael’s Manor First Annual Angel Walk on June 4. If they chose to, a bus was available to take them back to Vegreville Manor. An angel, Niki Eade said she has always been close to her grandma who is a resident of Vegreville Manor and that is why she was participating in the walk. “Seniors are special because they have more energy than the rest of us. Also, I get educated and obtain a lot of knowledge when I’m with them because they have had so many life experiences.” Blaine Woodall said he was participating because his mother is a resident of Vegreville Manor. “I’m here to support my mom. It’s always nice to recognize seniors because they have been around for so long and we can learn from all the experiences they had.” For a very low registration fee, every participant received a t-shirt, a swag bag that included coupons from various businesses, a water bottle, and a BBQ meal of kubbie burgers, hot dogs, ice cream, potato and coleslaw salad, and more. There were prizes of a brand-new kids’ bike, gift cards,
and other items. This walk generated $5000 which will go towards Vegreville Manor’s programming and to enhance their courtyard. Manager of Vegreville Manor, Emily Gulevich said this will be an annual event. “We were very pleased with the outcome, and everyone was happy to be treated to a great supper at the end.”
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Rachel Farr Communications Coordinator for the Town of Vegreville and Joe Machney The Town of Vegreville recognises seniors have made and continue to make ma strengthening our province, our Town and communities, and our daily lives. Seniors ar families, giving generously of their wisdom, experience, and love. “A more positive attitude towards again is creating new opportunities for seniors a seniors for their skills, knowledgeable experience and leadership,” Mayor Myron Haydu is appropriate that a special week be set aside to celebrate with seniors, so, therefo Hayduk, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of the Town of Vegreville, the week of June 5-11, to be Senior’s Week in the Town of Vegreville and call upon all celebrating our seniors.”
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Seniors matter! Rosanne Fortier Canada is one of the best countries to live in and we must thank our seniors for this as they are the ones who built this country. Since Statistics Canada in 2016 stated that seniors outnumber children which is the largest increase since the first census after Confederation and will continue to grow, we have to find ways to meet the aging population’s needs. Governments should be working tirelessly to ensure pension plans, health care, and supportive living facilities are available for these seniors. Also, they need to look at future housing needs; public transportation demands, and that future customer demands are met.
Some seniors are healthier today than in generations before them, and they are also better educated and tech-savvy too. For the seniors who are still healthy enough to work, society should make sure ageism is avoided when they apply for a job and there should also be programs that help seniors to work at a job if they wish to. Programs have to continue to be available that offer free or discounted services to seniors who want to live in their own homes as long as possible. Intergenerational programs must be encouraged so children learn to like, relate to, and respect seniors. Then seniors should be valued like they deserve to be.
Citizens’ voices on being a senior in 2017 Rosanne Fortier Life is good for seniors in 2017! This was the sentiment that many expressed when asked what they liked and disliked about being a senior nowadays. Effie Lazowski said she likes being a senior because she has a lot of people who take care of her. “I don’t like being a senior in the way because a person’s health starts to fail.” Jessie Bodnar said she likes being a senior because she is well taken care of and there is nothing she doesn’t like about being a senior. Geneva Chaikowsky said she likes that she is getting older and she is still perfectly capable of doing everything. “It’s good being a senior; there’s nothing I don’t like about it.” Mildred Ogrodnick said she likes being a senior because she can hear and see well and everything is good in her life. There is nothing she doesn’t like about her life now. Victoria Topechka said she likes being
a senior because she has a good place to live at Homestead Lodge and everything is good in her life. It’s like being on a cruise because they have good meals and get good entertainment and care. “I’m happy with my life.” Emily Gorrie said she likes being a senior because she has friends that come and visit her. “I have lots of time to spend with my friends. I found it a bit hard to leave my home and go to a seniors’ lodge. It’s difficult to get used to the lodge because I just moved here and it’s not like being in my own home,” Emily commented when asked what she doesn’t like about being a senior. Clara Kenpin said she likes being a senior because she
lives at Homestead Lodge which is the same place she used to work in when she was younger. “There are nice girls working here and they treat a person well and take good care of everyone. We have a nice manager who is very concerned and cares about everyone. I like it at Homestead Lodge. But I don’t like being a senior when society doesn’t understand or are nasty to seniors.”
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Canadian Country Music Legends at Sunshine Club Harlan Smith, singer/songwriter wins the audience over with his five performances. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
A large crowd enjoyed the Canadian Country Music concert. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier Music really adds sunshine to Canadians’ journey through life. As part of the Vegreville Canada 150
Celebrations, the Vegreville Sunshine Club Centre treated citizens to Canadian Country Music Legends in Concert on May 28. The Legends began with everyone joining in to sing, O Canada. Randy Hollar performed a tribute to Wilf Carter to kick-off the show, followed by, ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and a yodeling tune. Alfie Myhre entertained the crowd with his high-energy and catchy fiddle tunes. Joyce Smith sang, ‘Wild Flowers Don’t Care Where They Grow’, a traditional song. Eddie Chwill sang ‘Ashes of Love’, and a cover of Choices by George Jones as well as a Ukrainian song. R. Harlan Smith who is a singer/songwriter said Randy Hollar is preserving a lot of Canadian written country music. Smith won the audience over with his five performances. Rodeo Wind joined in on all these performances. During intermission, where everyone was treated to free donuts and coffee provided by the Sunshine Club. Citizens offered their impression of the concert where Gail Stoski said she thought all the performers did an excellent job. “I loved Alfie’s fiddle performances because it made my heart want to dance.” Joe Honish said he really liked The Legends country music performances because he is old enough to know them and is familiar with their music. After intermission, the same set of performers delighted the audience with new pieces of traditional country music. George Myren is the Founder of The Legends who have been performing for 17 years. Vegreville Senior Sunshine Club Committee organized this event and 840 CFCW sponsored The Legends.
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Band Aid
Students from Mundare School display the new Orff xylophones, metallophones and other percussion and band instruments purchased through the Band Aid grant from MusiCounts.
Band Aid means new instruments for two EIPS schools EIPS Mundare School and Vegreville Composite High are two of only eight Alberta schools receiving grant funds via the national 2017 MusiCounts Band Aid Program. This program provides almost $800,000 in new instruments for schools across Canada. “Music education in schools is very important,” says Liane Schultz, Mundare School principal. “This is a great opportunity for children in our school to both receive instruments and to express their creativity together.” Mundare School received $10,000 and Vegreville Composite High, $5,000 in grants for instruments that help to make music more accessible to students in these schools. In Mundare, the school has purchased a class set of Orff xylophones and metallophones, about 50 small percussion instruments for elementary music, and new flutes, trumpets and trombones for band. At the school in Vegreville, the band now has a new piccolo, tuba and
alto saxophone. Maureen Yule is the music and band teacher for both schools and is excited at the opportunity new instruments will provide. “Receiving this grant is amazing.” says Yule. “There is a lot of value in educating through music. I look forward to using the new instruments in our classes and really celebrate the many skills of our students.” The grants allowed the schools to upgrade some of the old inventory that is wearing out. “We have a very strong band program at the school,” says Barclay Spady, principal at Vegreville Composite High. “New instruments will help us enhance our learning environment and this opportunity will help rei The instruments are already purchased and being used at each school. And students are excited at the opportunity to learn music through instrument performance.
Students Dylan, Claudia and Christina from Vegreville Composite High show off the school’s new trombone, altosax and piccolo.
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LEDs light up main street Vegreville
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Joe Machney Reporter Main Street Vegreville has brought their street lamps into the 21st century by installing energy-efficient LED lighting on them. “We took the old ones down, they were about 26 years old,” Dale Lefebvre, Infrastructure, Planning & Development Director for the Town of Vegreville, said. “The new lights go from the railroad tracks all the way past town hall up to the courthouse.” Although they look similar to the previous lights, these ones are LEDs and also have a different coating on them. “With the old ones, the bases were starting to fail and they were becoming unsafe,” Dale explained. “ATCO tested them all and said that we have a few more that are going and the rest are not far behind so with the support of the Town Council we were able to put this into our budget as a necessity due to it being a safety issue. We didn’t want them falling on people or vehicles.” According to Dale, the installation of the lamps are completed and the only thing that needs to be finished up are that the paving stones around the posts need to be fixed because they are different sizes.
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